With all due respect to letter writer Rick Davis Sr., "let’s get on with it" sounds just a tad petulant.

The fact is, we’re the authors of our own traffic misery. Our love affair with the automobile is so clearly demonstrated on a daily basis. Anecdotal or not, even the most casual observation of traffic on Highway 15 or Highway 2 and crossing the LaSalle Causeway will reveal that the vast majority of automobiles have a single occupant. Should you also chance to see a city bus, you’ll note that it is essentially empty. Thus, a solution reveals itself.

People don’t easily adapt. That’s just good old human nature. But with some common sense and perhaps a bit of a nudge, we could head towards a partial resolution, rather than investing in a dinosaur. Let’s remember, the proposed Cataraqui River crossing was conceived while the Cold War was a reality, the Internet was a thing of the future, home computers were only a dream for most, and global warming was laughed off by the majority.

In today’s economic, environmental and social climate, "let’s get on with it" just doesn’t cut it.

Davis says "we need to use foresight not hindsight" and I couldn’t agree more. That’s where we put our faith in city council and administration on the line, and look to them to find solutions rooted in 2016, not three generations ago.

Derek Complin

Pittsburgh District, Kingston

Smaller projects need priority

Re: "Case for bridge make sense," March 3.

In his opinion piece, Coun. Ryan Boehme confirms his status as the primary champion of those in favour of a third crossing of the Cataraqui River.

His business case is suspect on all fronts, but I take particular exception to his lead premise.

Boehme writes that "we now have an unprecedented opportunity to seek out federal and provincial funding." He knows this is not the case. The councillor was present at the town hall meeting held by MP Mark Gerretsen on Feb. 9 when our member of Parliament clearly advised local politicians that the federal government budget would give priority to green infrastructure renewal proposals and that there would be no investment in new mega-projects.

Boehme and his colleagues would better serve their constituents by sponsoring smaller, environmentally sustainable projects that are likely to get matching funds from the two other levels of government rather than spending millions of dollars to get this span to sprawl shovel-ready. At the very least, the councillor should refrain from disingenuous statements.